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@lemonfair

Not sure. REfrigeration? I keep it going for years so there's always some amount of old diluted oil in there, but I use it pretty fast so it does get replenished with new oil pretty frequently.

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@presquevu

sorry - my bad. That's what happens when Erin, the one who gets the real work done around here, works remotely for a week and leaves it up to schlubs like me to try and do things right. Should be working now!

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no, I can assure you those are indeed Will's wild eyes.

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@lemonfair

Not sure. REfrigeration? I keep it going for years so there's always some amount of old diluted oil in there, but I use it pretty fast so it does get replenished with new oil pretty frequently.

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@presquevu

sorry - my bad. That's what happens when Erin, the one who gets the real work done around here, works remotely for a week and leaves it up to schlubs like me to try and do things right. Should be working now!

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@peekpoke

no, I can assure you those are indeed Will's wild eyes.

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Will - does the skeezy part of Chinatown count as a trip for you? Because I'm taking you there this weekend.

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The Vegan Experience Days 22 and 23: Charting My Cravings

@jmholstin

That deliciousness is the huevos rancheros at Coppelia (a dish my friend ordered, but I couldn't eat).

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@those above

b...b...but the eyes... don't you all see the crazy eyes?

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The Vegan Experience Days 22 and 23: Charting My Cravings

@Mandyeats

I'm sorry, I didn't mean you didn't look at the charts, just that you misinterpreted them. Not everything on that chart is something I crave, those are all just things I can't eat as a vegan. Most of them I don't crave at all, and only a very few do I really want. Though even the most cravingest of things (pizza) is not something I couldn't live without.

Coincidentally, headed to Paulie Gee's tonight for some pizza :)

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The Vegan Experience Days 22 and 23: Charting My Cravings

@MandyEats

I don't think you looked at the chart...

There's not a correlation between what I crave and fat, actually. The food I eat now has plenty of fat in it (I use a ton of olive oil), and of that chart up there, there is no correlation at all between fat content and whether I crave it more or less. Actually, it seems like the most fatty foods (hamburgers, steaks, pork chops, charcuterie, etc) are all the way on the not-crave-at-all side.

Meanwhile, on the really crave side are a few fatty things, but also things like sashimi, mapo dofu, and eggs. None of those are necessarily low fat, but still, there's no correlation.

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The Vegan Experience Days 22 and 23: Charting My Cravings

@simon

I'd love to, but I'm afraid the site might end up suffering. Can't enter grilling season without providing at least a few grilled meat recipes!

I will say, however, that I do plan on keeping up with it personally and that I'll be featuring a lot more vegetable-based recipes on the site after this.

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@Mr. Nick

If I have a lot of things and there's a self-checkout available, I'll take them there. I scan faster than most cashiers, and I like to pack my bags the way I want them. At least in the stores I've shopped at, there are express self-checks, and regular self-checks, so it shouldn't be an issue.

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Will - what was the horrible first date recommendation I gave to you, and shouldn't you be thanking me because whoever it was wasn't the right one anyway?*

*Making the assumption that your first date with Emily wasn't horrible

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@kimchijjigae

So far I've lost between 8 and 10 pounds (depending on the day). Looks like I'm still losing. Mostly it's been my belly that's shrunk, as well as my face looking a little leaner. I'm pretty happy with it.

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@kimchijjigae

Good eye - a slice of kalbi in the front, a few pieces of pig skin in the back!

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@kmgagne

funny enough, Erin and I were just talking about doing a recipe roundup. We definitely will, and I'll probably include a roundup of every meal I've eaten, since I've been keeping track in a notebook.

Kenji

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@jae_em

no, not firm. Cottony tofu is kinda spongey and will release liquid if you press on it. It's absorbed. Silken tofu is more custard-like and doesn't absorb any liquid (it also doesn't need to be drained).

Mori-Nu brand, for example, makes silken tofu in both firm and soft varieties. They also make an extra firm silken, I believe.

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@eliza422

I'd use a medium saucepan or a deep skillet

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@jae_em

silken vs. cottony has to do with the salt used to coagulate the soy milk. Those made with calcium sulfate (gypsum) are cottony, if made with magnesium chloride (nigari), it's silken. Within those categories, there are ranges from soft to firm depending on how much coagulant is used.

Check out the label - if it's nigari or magnesium chloride, then it's silken!

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@silver otter

Haha, I totally forgot about that.. T be honest, I've made them from scratch a couple times in the last few weeks, but I've actually been mostly eating canned vegitarian retried beans for breakfast. It's just something my mom used to give us and I've grown a great liking for.

But don't worry. With this reminder in place, I will definitely give you the recipe this week! Stay tunes for, let's say.... Thursday.

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@Osomatic

I wouldn't necessarily say so. I'm not going to give up meat completely, so I could probably see myself doing that for some special occasion in the future if people would like me too. Definitely not going to be cooking a suckling pig for myself though (or, say, a steak for that matter). like I said, I've got nothing against meat eaters and I'll still be happy to feed them, it's just when I make personal choices for myself, I think from now on I'll be waaaaaaay more veg-heavy. You won't catch pork chops on me and my wife's dinner plates when we're eating at home.

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The Vegan Experience Days 22 and 23: Charting My Cravings

@morecheesejar

Haha, I'm actually planning on celebrating my last day of veganism with a blowout meal at Craigie on Main... a vegan meal, that is. I asked and they said they'd accomodate with advanced notice. Gonna be there this saturday night with Slice editor Meredith and really looking forward to it!

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@Becka K-S

haha, no it didn't!

@guycooking

Actually what happened was we had myself and Dave mic'd up but the audio file got corrupted. The only audio we had to work with was the one recorded on the camera in which the voices were not particularly clear because we were so far away. So it's lack of production value that's the problem here.

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@themightyquin

Traditional mapo is actually made with beef, not pork, but that's the only part that's not vegetarian (no oyster sauce in it!).

When I make it vegan, I use preserved Sichuan mustard root chopped fine along with some extra vegetables (flowering chives or Chinese leeks). The rest is pretty much identical. Key is to flavor the oil with sichuan pepper and roasted chilis! I'll do a recipe some day...

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@atombaby

whoah, strange indeed. It seems like it's all in working order now...

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About J. Kenji López-Alt

Website: http://www.seriouseats.com

Location: Harlem, NY

About: I'm the executive editor/recipe czar at Serious Eats. I love dead animals, live vegetables, and hamburgers.

Favorite foods: Anything delicious, particularly delicious things covered in pork fat. Good homemade mayo. Soup. Fresh fish. Aged beef.

Last bite on earth: tamago-gohan.